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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bessie Jackson was named the 2012 Outstanding |
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Citizen by the Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, The church administrator for St. Frederick Baptist |
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Church and president of Mission Outreach, Mrs. Jackson was honored |
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for her endeavors to provide food for those in need; since 1985, |
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Mrs. Jackson has strived to expand programs such as Meals on Wheels, |
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and she recently helped plan a new fellowship hall that can feed up |
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to 900 individuals during her organization's annual Thanksgiving |
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event; moreover, she has reached out to other area churches to |
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assist with serving meals on Saturdays; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Jackson has lived in the Marble Falls area |
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since the 1980s, and she served on the Marble Falls school board and |
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the Granite Shoals City Council; this dynamic Texan is currently |
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employed by the T. Q. Brown Community Center, where she is a senior |
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advisor for the AARP program; and |
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WHEREAS, Bessie Jackson has contributed in significant ways |
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to the greater good of her community, and she has garnered the |
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lasting respect and appreciation of her fellow citizens; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd |
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Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Bessie Jackson on her receipt |
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of the 2012 Outstanding Citizen Award from the Marble Falls/Lake |
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LBJ Chamber of Commerce and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Jackson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Farney |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1629 was adopted by the House on May |
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1, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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